Table 1 Characteristics of the cohort of people in Sweden in paid work when aged 60–64

Total

98,551

100

47,461

51,090

Sex

Women

47,461

48.2

Men

51,090

51.8

Country of birth

Sweden

90,563

91.9

43,537

91.7

47,026

92.0

Other Nordic country

4358

4.4

2430

5.1

1928

3.8

Other EU-27 country

1824

1.9

828

1.7

996

1.9

Rest of the world^a

1806

1.8

666

1.4

1140

2.2

Type of living area

Large city

32,020

32.5

15,850

33.4

16,170

31.7

Medium-sized city

35,116

35.6

16,907

35.6

18,209

35.6

Small city/villages

31,415

31.9

14,704

31.0

16,711

32.7

Level of education

Elementary (≤9 years)^a

26,838

27.2

10,991

23.2

15,847

31.0

High school (10–12 years)

42,169

42.8

20,983

44.2

21,186

41.5

University/College (≥13 years)

29,544

30.0

15,487

32.6

14,057

27.5

Family situation

Married or cohabiting without children^b

64,309

65.3

29,736

62.7

34,573

67.7

Married or cohabiting with children^b

873

0.9

35

0.1

838

1.6

Single without children^b

33,240

33.7

17,673

37.2

15,567

30.5

Single with children^b

129

0.1

17

0.0

112

0.2

Sickness absence (SA) when aged 60–64

No SA

63,188

64.1

28,102

59.2

35,086

68.7

Only mental SA

3258

3.3

2190

4.6

1068

2.1

Only somatic SA

29,920

30.4

15,621

32.9

14,299

28.0

Both mental and somatic SA

2185

2.2

1548

3.3

637

1.2

Disability pension (DP) when aged 60–64

No DP

90,737

92.1

43,070

90.7

47,667

93.3

Only mental DP

1586

1.6

1037

2.2

549

1.1

Only somatic DP

6142

6.2

3301

7.0

2841

5.6

Both mental and somatic DP

86

0.1

53

0.1

33

0.1

SA and/or DP when aged 60–64

No SA nor DP

60,497

61.4

26,600

56.0

33,897

66.3

Only mental SA and DP

3780

3.8

2526

5.3

1254

2.5

Only somatic SA and DP

31,612

32.1

16,479

34.7

15,133

29.6

Both mental and somatic SA and DP

2662

2.7

1856

3.9

806

1.6

In paid work when aged 66–71

Yes

47,498

48.2

20,252

42.7

27,246

53.3

No

51,053

51.8

27,209

57.3

23,844

46.7